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How well do you know the history of Colorado Springs? Sure, you might know that Gen. William Jackson Palmer founded the city and that Pikes Peak was Katharine Lee Bates' inspiration for the song "America the Beautiful." But how well do you really know the history of the town you live in? Not surprisingly, there's much more to the region than Garden of the Gods and a statue of a man on a horse that can cause traffic problems. Here are nine historical facts about Colorado Springs you probably didn't know. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo wasn't the city's first zoo The first zoo in Colorado Springs was op...

Traffic roars up and down Interstate 25 on the south side of Colorado Springs, but it is quiet here inside an adjacent clubhouse displaying trophies and pictures of decades gone

College football picks and predictions for South Dakota Coyotes vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks. FCS football betting picks ATS and Over/Under.

Candice McKnight, founder of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society and curator of the African American museum in the Westside Community Center, browses through books on one of the packed shelves during a tour on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. The museum is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year. “Ten years ago, we just wanted a place for our organization,” McKnight said. “Then I decided that it could go bigger and better than just a place for our organization. This could be the first black museum in Colorado Springs.”(Parker Seibold/The Gazette) Parker Seibold, The ...

A life-size statue of Fannie Mae Duncan stands outside the Pikes Peak Center, close to where Duncan’s Cotton Club once stood on Cascade Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs. The statue was created by sculptor Lori Kiplinger Pandy and was spearheaded by retired middle school English teacher Kay Esmiol, whose students wrote a play, “Everybody Welcome,” about Duncan in 1993. Christian Murdock/The Gazette